Dec
30th
30th
Anderson’s films are all about cranking up the atmosphere to the point where such lines sound not just devastating but plausible. … The prominent bursts of music—and the way the narratives rely on musical principles like rhythm, tone, and phrasing—result in a kind of delirious synesthesia.
Dennis Lim, “How Paul Thomas Anderson sets himself apart from Hollywood’s other wunderkinds.” [slate]

